Cannot Open Microsoft Outlook 2011 Mac

  • Dec 17, 2017  I cannot open microsoft outlook on my mac. Computer is slow. I am having trouble with word too. But - Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist.
  • We recommend that you use these settings for handling IMAP folders from the start. First you need to make sure that you have the latest version of Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac installed. You can find more information about how to update in the first step in this guide. Next, click on Tools in the top menu and then click on Accounts.
  • Aug 18, 2012 Outlook 2011 won't open on my iMac: message is 'Microsoft Outlook can not be opened because of a problem'. Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist.
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May 20, 2019 When you have access to multiple shared Calendar folders, you cannot open one or more of the shared Calendar folders in Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac or Outlook for Mac 2011. Cause In Outlook 2016 for Mac and Outlook for Mac 2011, you cannot open a shared Calendar folder that is not a sub-calendar of the user's shared default Calendar folder.

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Symptoms

When you try to start any Office for Mac applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Entourage, or Microsoft Outlook for Mac) in Mac OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard), you receive the following error message:

Cause

This error occurs if the Office program was moved or duplicated.

Resolution

Step 1: Check the program path

When the error message is displayed, view the comments under 'Problem Details and System Configuration.'. Note the 'Path' that is listed in the error message, and then close the error message box. The path must be as follows:

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Macintosh HDApplicationsMicrosoft Office 2008

Macintosh HDApplicationsMicrosoft Office 2011

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If the path in the error message differs, you must move the application folder to its correction location. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Locate the Office 2008 folder.
  2. Click to select the folder.
  3. On the Finder menu, click Edit, and then select Copy Microsoft Office 2008 or Copy Microsoft Office 2011.
  4. On the Finder menu, click Go, and then select Applications.
  5. On the Finder menu, click Edit, and then select Paste the Item.
  6. Start the Office program to see whether the problem is resolved.

If the problem continues to occur, there might be duplicate entries.

Step 2: Delete duplicate entries

To delete duplicate entries, follow these steps:

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  1. On the Finder menu, click File, and then click Find.

  2. In the search box, type the program name, and then press Enter. For example, type Excel.

  3. In the results, look for duplicate instances of the Excel icon. If there is only one icon, go to 'step 3'. If there are several Excel icons, select a duplicate icon. On the Finder menu, click File, and then select Move to Trash.

  4. Empty the Trash.

  5. Start the Office program. If the problem continues to occur, remove and then reinstall the Office program.

Step 3: Remove and then reinstall Office

Office 2011

To remove Office 2011, follow these steps:

  1. Quit all applications.
  2. In the Finder, click Go select Computer.
  3. Open your hard drive (Macintosh HD), then open the Application Folder.
  4. Click to select Microsoft Office 2011 drag and then drop it to the Trash.
  5. Reinstall Office for Mac 2011.

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To remove Office 2008, follow these steps:

  1. Quits all applications.
  2. In the Finder, click Go, and then select Computer.
  3. Open Macintosh HD, then open the Applications folder.
  4. Open the Microsoft Office 2008 folder.
  5. Open the Additional Tools folder.
  6. Double-click the Remove Office file. The 'Remove Office' window will open.
  7. Click Continue.
  8. Follow the directions that are provided.
  9. Reinstall Office 2008 on your computer.

Outlook has suddenly stopped working. Outlook 2011 for Mac application won’t launch or start. Splash screen comes up and then disappears again.Then the program quit.
Solution 1:- (Rebuild Outlook database)
Method 1: Press and hold Option key when launching Outlook to rebuild the identity.
Method 2: Press and hold Alt key (windows) and click the Outlook icon on on the Dock (If the icon not appears on dock, Go to /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011 folder and drag the outlook file to Dock).
Microsoft database utility will appear. Now click the Rebuild button.
It will reboot Outlook database. After it finished the process, click the Done button and close the Microsoft Database utility.
Method 3: Open Applications and choose Microsoft Office 2011 folder. Then select the office folder and find Microsoft Database Utility.app. Here you can find rebuild option.
Solution 2:- (Remove Outlook preference file)
Go to ~/Library/Preferences and delete Outlook preference file (file name starts with “com.microsoft”).
Solution 3: (Nano suggested)
Open Terminal app and type the following command to delete old preferences.

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Next type or paste the following command to kill the cached preferences.

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Then launch Microsoft Outlook.
If the above methods doesn’t work, re-install office 2011 software.